diff --git a/plugins/search_youtube.lua b/plugins/search_youtube.lua
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+++ b/plugins/search_youtube.lua
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+do
+
+function searchYoutubeVideo(text)
+  local data = httpRequest('http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=1&alt=json&q=' .. URL.escape(text))
+  if not data then
+    print("HTTP Error")
+    return nil
+  elseif not data.feed.entry then
+    return "YouTube video not found!" 
+  end
+  return data.feed.entry[1].link[1].href
+end
+
+function httpRequest(url)
+  local res,code  = http.request(url)
+  if code ~= 200 then return nil end
+  return json:decode(res)
+end
+
+function run(msg, matches)
+  local text = msg.text:sub(string.len(matches[1]) + 1,-1)
+  return searchYoutubeVideo(text)
+end
+
+return {
+  description = "Search video on youtube and send it.", 
+  usage = "!youtube [term]: Search for a youtube video and send it.",
+  patterns = {
+    "^!youtube"
+  }, 
+  run = run 
+}
+
+end